# Xml - insertBefore node (problem)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-insertbefore-node-problem/211494>\
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**Created:** [January 2, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-insertbefore-node-problem/211494 "2007-01-02T10:10:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-insertbefore-node-problem/211494/1 "2007-01-02T10:10:45Z")

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Flashers,

I can’t seem to figure out why the following isn’t working. First off, \_global.news\_index is working properly. With that said, when I try to insertBefore using a dynamic method, it doesn’t work. Instead it generates as if news\_index is equaling 0 (everywhere else news\_index is showing the correct location).

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    [FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]news_xml.[COLOR=#0000ff]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]hasChildNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] nodePlace:[COLOR=#0000ff]Number[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **_global** [/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]news_index[/COLOR];
        [COLOR=#000000] **var** [/COLOR] insertPoint:[COLOR=#0000ff]XMLNode[/COLOR] = news_xml.[COLOR=#0000ff]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]nodePlace[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];
        news_xml.[COLOR=#0000ff]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]insertBefore[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]entryNode, insertPoint[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
    [COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]else[/COLOR] news_xml.[COLOR=#0000ff]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]appendChild[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]entryNode[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

```

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```auto

var nodePlace:Number = _global.news_index;

```

Must be placed outside the if statement and defined before the If-statement.

Does anybody know why? … _[COLOR=Red]It works, but I’d like to know why![/COLOR]_ [/COLOR]  
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